St.

Paul University Dumaguete

Basic Education Department
A.Y. 2021-22

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1
G11-ST. BENEDICT

PERFORMANCE TASK NO.2- TERM 3 FINALS

(INDIVIDUAL)

Title of Performance Task : How much mole of food do you eat - and do you
actually need?

The human diet is composed of a variety of macromolecules, vitamins, minerals, and

trace elements that are vital for body processes. According to the Food and Nutrition
Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
regular children ages 13-15 needs 2700 kcal of energy, 15% of which should come from
protein, 15% from total fats, 60% from carbohydrates and the remaining 10% from other
sources. To be able to assess properly your food intake, you need to check the label of
each food you eat. Some of the values are expressed in grams, and most are in
milligrams. Your goal is to reconstruct food labels from grams to moles, and even to
number of particles using your knowledge on basic stoichiometry.

Goal
● Your task is to reconstruct several food labels by converting the given masses of each
macro and micronutrients to moles and number of particles.
● The problem/challenge is how will you be able to determine the number of moles and
number of particles of several nutrients using your knowledge of basic stoichiometry.

Role
● You are a part of a group of young scientists who study basic chemistry and are
advocate of promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Audience
● Your audience are your classmates.

Situation
● Select at least 2 food products locally available and list down all the nutrients present
in it by checking the nutrition facts label.

Product, Performance and Purpose

To be able to achieve your purpose, follow these steps:
● Study how to read nutrition facts labels.
● Tabulate the masses of each nutrients for each food product you chose.
● and number of particles using basic stoichiometry skills.
● Make a pie chart that represents the number of moles of each nutrient to compare
their relative amounts. Also, compare the amounts of each nutrient found on one food
product to the other food product.
● Assess which one is a better source of a particular nutrient. Be ready to give a
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION your findings in the class.

Standards and Criteria for Success

● Your work must meet the standards found in the rubric below.

DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2022